Foxpro / Support API / Create Ticket Field
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LOCAL loHttp
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL loResp
LOCAL loSbResponseBody
LOCAL loJResp
LOCAL lnRespStatusCode
LOCAL lcName
LOCAL lcValue
LOCAL lcId
LOCAL lcPosition
LOCAL lcRaw_name
LOCAL lcUrl
LOCAL lcActive
LOCAL lcAgent_label
LOCAL lcCreated_at
LOCAL lcDefault
LOCAL lcDescription
LOCAL lcEnd_user_description
LOCAL lcEnd_user_label
LOCAL lcStatus_category
LOCAL lcUpdated_at
LOCAL lcV_Type
LOCAL lcTitle
LOCAL lcActive
LOCAL lcAgent_description
LOCAL lcCollapsed_for_agents
LOCAL lcCreated_at
LOCAL lcDescription
LOCAL lcEditable_in_portal
LOCAL lcId
LOCAL lcPosition
LOCAL lcRaw_description
LOCAL lcRaw_title
LOCAL lcRaw_title_in_portal
LOCAL lcRegexp_for_validation
LOCAL lcRelationship_target_type
LOCAL lcRemovable
LOCAL lcRequired
LOCAL lcRequired_in_portal
LOCAL lcSub_type_id
LOCAL lcTag
LOCAL lcTitle_in_portal
LOCAL lcUpdated_at
LOCAL lcV_Url
LOCAL lcVisible_in_portal
LOCAL i
LOCAL lnCount_i
* This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
* See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.Http')
loHttp = CreateObject('Chilkat.Http')
loHttp.BasicAuth = 1
loHttp.Login = "login"
loHttp.Password = "password"
loHttp.SetRequestHeader("Accept","application/json")
loResp = loHttp.QuickRequest("POST","https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/ticket_fields")
IF (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = 0) THEN
? loHttp.LastErrorText
RELEASE loHttp
CANCEL
ENDIF
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder')
loSbResponseBody = CreateObject('Chilkat.StringBuilder')
loResp.GetBodySb(loSbResponseBody)
* For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject('Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject')
loJResp = CreateObject('Chilkat.JsonObject')
loJResp.LoadSb(loSbResponseBody)
loJResp.EmitCompact = 0
? "Response Body:"
? loJResp.Emit()
lnRespStatusCode = loResp.StatusCode
? "Response Status Code = " + STR(lnRespStatusCode)
IF (lnRespStatusCode >= 400) THEN
? "Response Header:"
? loResp.Header
? "Failed."
RELEASE loResp
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp
CANCEL
ENDIF
RELEASE loResp
* Sample JSON response:
* (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)
* {
* "ticket_field": {
* "type": "<string>",
* "title": "<string>",
* "active": "<boolean>",
* "agent_description": "<string>",
* "collapsed_for_agents": "<boolean>",
* "created_at": "<dateTime>",
* "custom_field_options": [
* {
* "name": "<string>",
* "value": "<string>",
* "id": "<integer>",
* "position": "<integer>",
* "raw_name": "<string>",
* "url": "<string>"
* },
* {
* "name": "<string>",
* "value": "<string>",
* "id": "<integer>",
* "position": "<integer>",
* "raw_name": "<string>",
* "url": "<string>"
* }
* ],
* "custom_statuses": [
* {
* "active": "<boolean>",
* "agent_label": "<string>",
* "created_at": "<dateTime>",
* "default": "<boolean>",
* "description": "<string>",
* "end_user_description": "<string>",
* "end_user_label": "<string>",
* "id": "<integer>",
* "status_category": "solved",
* "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
* },
* {
* "active": "<boolean>",
* "agent_label": "<string>",
* "created_at": "<dateTime>",
* "default": "<boolean>",
* "description": "<string>",
* "end_user_description": "<string>",
* "end_user_label": "<string>",
* "id": "<integer>",
* "status_category": "open",
* "updated_at": "<dateTime>"
* }
* ],
* "description": "<string>",
* "editable_in_portal": "<boolean>",
* "id": "<integer>",
* "position": "<integer>",
* "raw_description": "<string>",
* "raw_title": "<string>",
* "raw_title_in_portal": "<string>",
* "regexp_for_validation": "<string>",
* "relationship_filter": {},
* "relationship_target_type": "<string>",
* "removable": "<boolean>",
* "required": "<boolean>",
* "required_in_portal": "<boolean>",
* "sub_type_id": "<integer>",
* "system_field_options": [
* {
* "name": "<string>",
* "value": "<string>"
* },
* {
* "name": "<string>",
* "value": "<string>"
* }
* ],
* "tag": "<string>",
* "title_in_portal": "<string>",
* "updated_at": "<dateTime>",
* "url": "<string>",
* "visible_in_portal": "<boolean>"
* }
* }
* Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
* Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: Generate JSON Parsing Code
lcV_Type = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.type")
lcTitle = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.title")
lcActive = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.active")
lcAgent_description = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.agent_description")
lcCollapsed_for_agents = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.collapsed_for_agents")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.created_at")
lcDescription = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.description")
lcEditable_in_portal = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.editable_in_portal")
lcId = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.id")
lcPosition = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.position")
lcRaw_description = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.raw_description")
lcRaw_title = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.raw_title")
lcRaw_title_in_portal = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.raw_title_in_portal")
lcRegexp_for_validation = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.regexp_for_validation")
lcRelationship_target_type = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.relationship_target_type")
lcRemovable = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.removable")
lcRequired = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.required")
lcRequired_in_portal = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.required_in_portal")
lcSub_type_id = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.sub_type_id")
lcTag = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.tag")
lcTitle_in_portal = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.title_in_portal")
lcUpdated_at = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.updated_at")
lcV_Url = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.url")
lcVisible_in_portal = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.visible_in_portal")
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.custom_field_options")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
loJResp.I = i
lcName = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].name")
lcValue = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].value")
lcId = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].id")
lcPosition = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].position")
lcRaw_name = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].raw_name")
lcUrl = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_field_options[i].url")
i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.custom_statuses")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
loJResp.I = i
lcActive = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].active")
lcAgent_label = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].agent_label")
lcCreated_at = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].created_at")
lcDefault = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].default")
lcDescription = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].description")
lcEnd_user_description = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].end_user_description")
lcEnd_user_label = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].end_user_label")
lcId = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].id")
lcStatus_category = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].status_category")
lcUpdated_at = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.custom_statuses[i].updated_at")
i = i + 1
ENDDO
i = 0
lnCount_i = loJResp.SizeOfArray("ticket_field.system_field_options")
DO WHILE i < lnCount_i
loJResp.I = i
lcName = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.system_field_options[i].name")
lcValue = loJResp.StringOf("ticket_field.system_field_options[i].value")
i = i + 1
ENDDO
RELEASE loHttp
RELEASE loSbResponseBody
RELEASE loJResp
Curl Command
curl -u login:password -X POST
-H "Accept: application/json"
https://example.zendesk.com/api/v2/ticket_fields
Postman Collection Item JSON
{
"name": "Create Ticket Field",
"request": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"key": "Accept",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/ticket_fields",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"ticket_fields"
]
},
"description": "Creates any of the following custom field types:\n\n| Custom field type | Description |\n|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| text | Default custom field type when `type` is not specified |\n| textarea | For multi-line text |\n| checkbox | To capture a boolean value. Allowed values are true or false |\n| date | Example: 2021-04-16 |\n| integer | String composed of numbers. May contain an optional decimal point |\n| decimal | For numbers containing decimals |\n| regexp | Matches the Regex pattern found in the custom field settings |\n| partialcreditcard | A credit card number. Only the last 4 digits are retained |\n| multiselect | Enables users to choose multiple options from a dropdown menu |\n| tagger | Single-select dropdown menu. It contains one or more tag values belonging to the field's options. Example: ( {\"id\": 21938362, \"value\": [\"hd_3000\", \"hd_5555\"]}) |\n| lookup | A field to create a relationship (see [lookup relationships](/api-reference/ticketing/lookup_relationships/lookup_relationships/)) to another object such as a user, ticket, or organization |\n\nSee [About custom field types](https://support.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203661866) in the Zendesk Help Center.\n\n#### Allowed For\n\n* Admins\n\n#### Field limits\n\nWe recommend the following best practices for ticket fields limits. Creating more than these amounts can affect performance.\n\n* 400 ticket fields per account if your account doesn't have ticket forms\n* 400 ticket fields per ticket form if your account has ticket forms\n"
},
"response": [
{
"name": "Created response",
"originalRequest": {
"method": "POST",
"header": [
{
"description": "Added as a part of security scheme: basic",
"key": "Authorization",
"value": "Basic <credentials>"
}
],
"url": {
"raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/v2/ticket_fields",
"host": [
"{{baseUrl}}"
],
"path": [
"api",
"v2",
"ticket_fields"
]
}
},
"status": "Created",
"code": 201,
"_postman_previewlanguage": "json",
"header": [
{
"key": "Content-Type",
"value": "application/json"
}
],
"cookie": [
],
"body": "{\n \"ticket_field\": {\n \"type\": \"<string>\",\n \"title\": \"<string>\",\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"collapsed_for_agents\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"custom_field_options\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_name\": \"<string>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"custom_statuses\": [\n {\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"status_category\": \"solved\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n },\n {\n \"active\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"agent_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"created_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"default\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"end_user_label\": \"<string>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"status_category\": \"open\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\"\n }\n ],\n \"description\": \"<string>\",\n \"editable_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"position\": \"<integer>\",\n \"raw_description\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_title\": \"<string>\",\n \"raw_title_in_portal\": \"<string>\",\n \"regexp_for_validation\": \"<string>\",\n \"relationship_filter\": {},\n \"relationship_target_type\": \"<string>\",\n \"removable\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"required\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"required_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\",\n \"sub_type_id\": \"<integer>\",\n \"system_field_options\": [\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n },\n {\n \"name\": \"<string>\",\n \"value\": \"<string>\"\n }\n ],\n \"tag\": \"<string>\",\n \"title_in_portal\": \"<string>\",\n \"updated_at\": \"<dateTime>\",\n \"url\": \"<string>\",\n \"visible_in_portal\": \"<boolean>\"\n }\n}"
}
]
}
